I love Thanksgiving! I love that my family is able to gather together around the dinner table and that we are able to have a real big traditional Turkey Dinner. This is a real feat because part of my kitchen and my dining room is my crafting area. So you can imagine what I have to go through to get everything cleaned up and organized for the holiday.

So my banner spells out FAMILY...

The acorns were cut from the Doodlecharms cart at 7". The base of the acorn is chipboard and I also used two tones of rustic brown card stock. I alternated the colors top and bottom on each acorn. I embossed the top part of the acorns with the "Spots and Dots" Cuttlebug embossing folder, for a little texture.

The leaves where cut from the Doodlecharms cart at 2 1/2". The letters and Shadows were cut from Plantin School Book, they were cut at 4".All this was glue down using my Sticker Maker by Xyron.

I added buttons on top of the leaves to accent the acorns. Are they not the cutest acorns you ever did see?

Okay now for the some fun! I am giving away a...

Xyron Pink Create ~a~ Sticker

For a chance to win this amazing Blog Candy... just follow the steps below:

Become a follower of my blog (if not already)

Leave me a comment and tell me your favorite Thanksgiving tradition.

For a second chance to win: Post about this hop on your FB page, with a link to the banner blog hop.

I will choose a winner Monday night, via random.org and I will announce the winner Tuesday morning.

Now this wonderful blog hop has so many talented women, you'll want to make sure you stop at each of the blogs to see everyone's banners. I have listed the blogs below in order from start to finish.Make sure you stop at each and everyone's blog and leave a comment, we all are giving away Blog Candy!

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Beautiful banner....Well our family tradition is called Thankmas.... My son and stepson go to their other parents for Christmas so we do Christmas with the kids on Thanksgiving morning... It is soooo fun and the kids named our special day "Thanksmas"...We decorate our house the day after Halloween and put the tree up...Celeste

I just love your acorn banner it is super cute! As for my favourite thanksgiving tradition...that would have to be the potluck dinner at Nanny's house with the entire family! Everyone brings their speciality ;)Tara

Beautiful Banner, love the acorns. My favorite tradition came from my greadfather. Eventhough they might eat at another family member or friends house for Thanksgiving he still wanted a Thanksgiving dinner from his wife. So I still make my husband the sides for Thanksgiving. Since it is just the two of us I may not make a whole turkey. I may do a turkey loaf, wings or legs.MTMixon@yahoo.com

I love how you used Family. Family is such a huge thing to be Thankful for around the holidays! The acorns are always adorable instead of the typical triangle banner!! Great job! JenBrierley2 at gmail dot com

I love your banner...the acorns are just beautiful. The embossing really adds a lot! I love having all the family over and cooking the turkey and dressing. My kids love helping in the kitchen and then we watch football.

I don't know if this is actually a tradition, but we do seem to do this each year....after all the food is gone and the game is on, we all lay on the floor and look at all the ads in the newspaper. We plan our big Black Friday shopping trip and then we never do it. stefanichastain@hotmail.com

I love your banner it is awesome!! Favorite thanksgiving tradition..besides eating lol... we all gather at my grandma's house and after we eat we play bingo! And I dont know how he does it but my grandpa cheats and wins lol!!

Acorns and family--what could be more Thanksgiving? Love it. Our tradition would have to be cooking the turkey--even if we are not home, I have to cook one just for leftovers. TFS and the chance to win.

I couldn't wait to get to yours to see what you created. I love it. the acorns are awesome.

My really don't have a favorite tradition. But this year, were just staying home and the 4 of us are going to celebrate as a family. Were going to try out new recipes and just make the day family day. I think it might be my favorite thanksgiving yet.

Just a chance for a full meal deal. Being thankful for family. Leftovers. Thanks for a chance to win the pink atg gun. I really like your acorns. We have two large oaks in our yard. bjwlsn@centurylink.net

Your banner is so beautiful... You are the queen! A thanks giving tradition... well planning out where we are going to shop the next day has become popular... but I love it when we go around the table saying something we are thankful for. THank you for sharing your beautiful banner with us!

Thanksgiving was always at my mom's house and since she passed away in 2008 I started having it in my new house. My family likes that we can be together and mom is here in spirit but everything doesn't remind them of her. We always have a good time, even if I don't make the pies from scratch!

Oh my gosh this banner is totally awesome!!!! I so love the acorns. Super cute. TFSOur tradition is to put up the Christmas tree Thanksgiving night and while doing this we watch the Grinch Christmas on tv. (It's a dvd we have). Now that the girls are older they think I'm a dork, but oh well tradition is tradition...lolI would love to win this PINK gun for my MOm....she has my ugly red one and would totally love this. Thanks for the chance to win!!! Again your banner is one of my fave... If you need a home for it you can send it my way...lol just kidding.hugs,jenjennyscards.blogspot.comjenniferhogge07@yahoo.com

I love this banner so much! Family is forever & this says it all... my favorite traditon is waking up early, getting the turkey ready & in the oven & watching the Macy's Parade with our children. I really look forward to starting this special day this way & everyone is home.Happy Huggs,Gale The Happy Stamper :)

I so agree the buttons make this pop! And whay is nice this banner can be used all during the fall too!I am thankful for healthy, safe children and hubby - they are my world!RuthGillis - MTC Forumstev288@pwrtc.com

Very cute banner :O) I think my favorite Thanksgiving tradition is all the talking about what we are going to go shopping for the next day :O) Amandaamanda.barger at us.army.milfavorite Thanksgiving tradition

I am a follower already. Thanks for the cute banner. Thanksgiving is family to me. I love to get everyone around the table and eat.Blog:http://lovethatexpressions.blogspot.com/E-Mail: davidbayles@sprintmail.com

I love the acorns as a base, your banner is fabulous!! My favorite tradition for Thanksgiving is cooking the big meal and it is just me and my immediate family. We are a retired Military family and when we retired and moved back home, my family (the extended 100+ member Family) always expects us at Christmas dinner. Thanksgiving is so nice because it is small and low key and we really enjoy it. Thanks for the inspiration and the chance at a giveaway (ATG rocks) Tammy

Great Banner - love them done as acorns - I would have never in a million years have thought of that idea! Loving your banner and even am now following! Favorite tradition is the game playing after dinner - pull out all the board games and everyone joins in for hours of fun - love that!

So many good ideas on this hop! I love your banner is acorns. I always knew you were a nut..... just kidding, my friend. I love your banner. Our Thanksgiving tradition is spending the day at my hubby's mom's where the entire family, cousins, everyone shows up at some point during the day. We toss the football, eat, laugh, and have a blast. Hugs! :) Janis northrose@slowar.com

Wow, you win for cutest acorn banner!!! lol. Love it. My favorite tradition is getting together with family in Vegas and all cooking dinner together. It's truly a family meal. We have 28+ people coming and all the kids do crafts. I think a BANNER is in order!!! lol. You gals are so great. Thanks.

Fantastic banner! I love that it's not the usual square or pennant shaped! The embossing on the tops adds such great detail. Thanks for the chance to win some awesome blog candy (definitely keeping my fingers crossed for this one!) I'm already a follower and chech your blog daily.

Lovely fall banner!!! Great job!!!Great giveaway also. Our tradition for the last few years have been going our youngest daughters and having dinner and taking out family pictures for the CHRISTmas cards. Thanks for the chance to win. annadowdy at gmail dot com

Hi Theresa,I am just hopping around seeing what everyone else came up with. Yours is lovely. I just love the acorns, and the embossing on them. We already had Thanksgiving a few weeks ago, but my favorite part is to go to White Point with the kids and my mum and dad. Lots of family time! TFS :)

Your banner is just so cute. I really love it you did a great job. Until we started moving around from state to state we always spent Thanks giving at my mother and fathers house. I miss that. This will be my first Thanksgiving to get back home for thanksgiving since 2004. My father is gone now but it still will be nice to get back there to see the rest of my family.win_or_lose52@hotmail.com

I will definitely make this banner..I finally found one that I have all the cartridges for! YAHOO!! My favorite Thanksgiving tradition is to keep a scrapbook through the years of the guests written comments about what they are thankful for.Diana Ballardcrb_deb@bellsouth.net

I forgot to mention our Thanksgiving tradition. I have visited so many blogs and entered subscriptions and ...... till I am a little dizzy.Tradition: After the feast we play board games until it is time for dessert. Hugs, PeggyStampnmore@gmail.com

Love your banner! I think it is just awesome that you used acorns! My favorite tradtion is just getting together with our family. Eating a good meal, whatever it may be, not always turkey, etc. :)Already a follower.anmeron at alabamabroadband dot net

I love your banner! The acorns are so cute and Family is what the holidays are all about. You did a fantastic job on this. My favorite Thanksgiving tradition is saying grace before the feast after each family member or guest tells something they are thankful for.

My favorite tradition started last year. it was the first time my husband and made thanksgiving dinner and desert. we normally have it with family or friends but they live across the country. we had so much fun together last year and we are going to do it again this year. gorgeous banner. ive been so inspired by this blog hop today ive started my own banners!! ty for the inspiration

I love the acorns, what a great idea. I make a tree out of twisted craft paper every year and put it on a wall in our family room. I cut out leaves and put them in a baggy with a marker and hang it on the wall next to the tree. Everyday we write on a leaf one thing we are thankful for and tape the leaf to our tree. Even friends that come to visit like to add to our thankful tree.

I love your family banner, especially the spots and dots cuttlebug embellishment on the top. Awesome job. I loved having my in-laws over, over 50 some people, at our house for one big holiday party. It has been some of the most fun times of my life.

Oooo...Theresa I absolutely LOVE this Banner!!! I just Love how you put all of it together. Too Beautiful for words!!! Great Work Theresa!TFS...Sweet Creations...www.sweetdelightspapernmore.blogspot.com

Such a wonderful banner. Our Thanksgiving is all about giving thanks and telling each other what we're thankful for. After dinner and all the guests are gone we put up the tree in the family room. papermemories4u at yahoo dot com

I love your Banner and your story of your family. I'm a bit jealous, the holidays this year will be difficult for me and my family, We lost both my parents, Mom in march and Dad in July. Going to keep my chin up (sniff sniff)for my children and grandchildren. This year I will be going to my Aunts and it's loud and crazy but wouldn't have it any other way.Thanks for sharing your wonderful banner and also for the chance to win. I also became a follower.Kelleekelgentry66@gmail.com

My favorite Thanksgiving tradition of mine growing up was that we would each have a small candle, usually holiday themed/shaped like a turkey or pilgrim and after we ate and before we'd clear and clean we'd light our candles and we would stay around the dinner table and talk and share what we are thankful for until all our candles were burned out. Sometimes it was only 15min or less but sometimes one of us would get that one candle that just wouldn't die and we were FORCED to spend time together.

This banner is BEAUTIFUL!!! I love the embossing such a beautiful touch! My favorite thanksgiving tradition is that we all sit around the dinner table and say what we each are thankful for.Big HugsCristi

I just love the banner it is beautiful. It would fit great with our family tradition. Every Thanksgiving we have my husbands family and my family all together at our house for a BIG Thanksgiving dinner. It gives us a chance to spend quality time all together as a "Family". Thank you for sharing this wonderful banner with us all.Lisahoneybearz2002@yahoo.com

What an adorable banner! Thanks so much for sharing! We don't have many traditions for Thanksgiving...it rotates houses and you never know who will show up--but I always get out the Advent Wreath and calendar to get ready, since Advent follows Thanksgiving so closely...putting it together and lighting the first candle is so special to all of us. ksjennings(at)gmail(dot)com

Love the acorns. What a great banner. My favorite tradition is decorating the tree with my kids. They are grown now but at least one if not all will be here to help me put the tree up. I still use all the handmade decorations the kids made growing up. We have such wonderful memories.

Love your banner. I am so inspired from this blog hop. Hope to get to making my own banners for the upcoming holidays soon. My craft area is also my dining room table so I understand completely what you have to go through to get ready for Thanksgiving. I go through the same thing for Christmas Eve's with my husband's family.

My favorite tradition is plain and simple having supper with friends and family and reminiscing about the good ole' days! Love the use of acorns for the banner and it says it all about my favorite part of Thanksgiving (Family). TFS!

I love the acorns on your banner. The Doodle Charms cartridge is on my wish list. I love the turkey dinner and wish that I could always spend it with my family, however we are all spread out so that doesn't happen. TFS Susanshanna@frontiernet.net

I LOVE that you've used Acorns for your backdrop! That is SUCH a cute idea! I also really love that you've textured the top of the acorns!

My favorite Thanksgiving tradition is that we always go around the table and each say something we're thankful for. I remember thinking it was so dumb when I was a kid; I think that's WHY it's my favorite tradition now.

Love the acorns, so stinkin' cute! As far as tradition, the only thing I can think of other than getting together with family and friends is playing Left,Right, Center (a dice game) with the whole group of people! (my fav cause I won last year!) LOL

My favorite thanksgiving tradition is going around the table and everyone shares what they are thankful for! Tomorrow is my one year anniversary with my hubby (been together 9 years but just married this last year). I am thankful for him and for the new wonderful family I have!!

Of all the banners I have seen in the past few hours I think this one is my favorite. I love the fall of the year and you captured that with the acorns and fall leaves. Love this and the texture you put on the top of the acorn to.angel hugsDebby

What a cute and creative banner!! I love how you used the acorns as the base! CUTE!!

Our Thanksgiving tradition is to be together as a family and to all sit down together to eat. It used to be at my mom's house, and she was the BEST host!! Ever since my accident, though, my aunt took over. It's still nice, but it's just not the same, you know what I mean? Anyway, the important part is that we're all together!!

Your banner is so full of family I love it! My mother-in-law has saved one Thanksgiving art project from each of her grandchildren (two of whom are my boys) from when they were small children. She sets them out every year. The boys love seeing their things from when they were little and mine are 21 and 13. It's very sweet.

So many nice banner ideas. Loved the acorns and Family. Thank You for being in the hop and for a chance to win cool prizes. I already have an ATG gun so if I am chosen make another choice for someone else to win that still needs one :Dquilt 4 fun 2 at hot mail dot com

Hi Theresa~How cute, I love the detail and time you put into your banner, simply amazing..I am already a follower and love all your projects.One of our Traditions I love, while baking for the Holiday, I always make something extra, and then we will have all the men take it to a different neighbor(each yr) to share, we have done that for the 11 yrs we have lived in our neighborhood.TFS and a chance to winBonnie Chttp://ascrapabove.blogspot.comascrapabove@aol.com

I haven't been in the country for that many years and where I'm from we don't have thanksgiving. So it's new to me, but I can't wait to buil up a lot of memories and traditions with my family. I will say that I L O V E the turkey dinna, yummi:)Your banner is beautiful, TFS:)

WOW Theresa, I am IN LOVE with your banner, those acorns are just amazing!! And I love that it says "family" as that is what I am most thankful for!! :) So happy to be in this hop with you! ~ Angelica :)

I think my favorite tradition for Thanksgiving is watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. I cannot think of a year where I did not watch any part of the parade! I so enjoy watching it, to me it is what ushers in the holiday season and helps me to be thankful for all I have